Snow Watch 07/08

[Jamie_Baril]

fuck ya!!!!!!!1

 

[skier_boy26]

I was going to post some skeptical ass remark a couple of hours ago, but that new forecast, even with skepticism, is looking nice.

 

[cobra_commander]

snow?

 

[zisforzachary]

stevens is holding it down right now

 

[zisforzachary]

click on the pic for an updated picture

 

[caylorswift]

thats a good sign.. very nice *borat*

 

[cobra_commander]

well that lasted long.

 

[sdfjklioeur]

whered the clouds go

 

[skier_boy26]

I'm surprised stevens got the dusting it did, the snow level seemed it would be too high. The main events are yet to come. But 3' worth? eeeee

 

[P.J.S.]

It was snowing pretty hard up at Alpental this afternoon, but it wasn't sticking around much at all. The hills above the Alpental condos had a light dusting, the clouds were covering most of the hill, so it was hard to see what the coverage looked like for sure.

 

[Jamie_Baril]

[url=http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/jbar20/alpcam1-1.jpg]http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/jbar20/alpcam1-1.jpg[/img]

 

[Jamie_Baril]

damnit......

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/jbar20/stevenspass1.jpg

I am no got at this so just click the link

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/jbar20/alpcam1-1.jpg

 

[cobra_commander]

if I could ski I would be on the road to Stevens right meow.

 

[TannerBalls]

this storm definitely missed us, whistler is getting pounded tho

 

[P.J.S.]

Be patient, the best is yet to come...

Low pressure flying across the northern Pacific Ocean reaches the Northwest coast Monday with gusty winds, rain and mountain snow.

Wind gusts may approach 50 mph at the coast and 25 to 35 mph inland as the storm passes by.

Rainfall amounts of 1 to locally 3 inches along the western slopes of the Olympic and Cascade Mountains are expected.

Snow levels should rise to around 4,500 feet Monday afternoon before falling below 3,000 Monday night.

National Weather Service Forecast - West Slopes Central Cascades and Passes

TODAY

SHOWERS LIKELY THIS MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. SNOW LEVEL 3000 FEET. AFTERNOON PASS TEMPERATURES IN THE 30S. WEST WIND IN THE PASSES 10 TO 15 MPH.

TONIGHT

CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL 3500 FEET. SOUTHWEST WIND IN THE PASSES AROUND 10 MPH.

MONDAY

RAIN AND SNOW. WINDY ON THE RIDGETOPS. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 5 INCHES. SNOW LEVEL 4500 FEET. AFTERNOON PASS TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND IN THE PASSES 10 TO 20 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT

SHOWERS...BREEZY. SNOW LEVEL 3000 FEET. WEST WIND IN THE PASSES 15 TO 25 MPH.

TUESDAY

SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 2500 FEET. AFTERNOON PASS TEMPERATURES IN THE 30S. WEST WIND IN THE PASSES 10 TO 15 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT

CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 3500 FEET.

WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL 4000 FEET.

FRIDAY NIGHT

CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL 3500 FEET.

SATURDAY

MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. SNOW LEVEL 2000 FEET.

 

[TannerBalls]

ya but 4000 feet is pretty high
http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/Mount-Baker.0to3bot.shtml

compared to...
http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/Whistler-Blackcomb.0to3mid.shtml

 

[P.J.S.]

Yeah, that forecast does show Whistler getting hammered. All in due time...

 

[cobra_commander]

Speaking of Canada land, the crutches provided by the Whistler Health Centre are of superior quality to those provided by UW med.

 

[skier_boy26]

its definitely not what a lot of you expected it would be. but its still nice

 

[bigbuds]

2007-08 Pre-Season Snow Report

REPORT UPDATED SUNDAY NOV 11:

A small system moved in last night bringing 4 inches of snow. It is currently 29 degrees, snowing lightly and more storms are brewing.

There is a significant storm sitting off the coast of Washington right nowwhich is expected to move ashore on Monday pointed right at Mt. Baker.

With gale wind warnings currently issued for the Coast of Washington in anticipation of this next system moving in, it certainly seems to be packing a punch and it is very possible that the North Cascades (ie Mt. Baker only) could end up with 30 INCHES OF SNOW BY TUESDAY NIGHT.

After Monday’s weather event, we will assess the next series of forecasts before we make a determination about opening day so be looking for update late Monday or Tuesday morning.

Our crews are on 24 hour standby and we are ready for when that snowbase starts to build!

La Nina is brewing. . . .

These keep getting better and better. GO SEAHAWKS

 

[caylorswift]

YAY SEAHAWKS!!

fuck.

 

[sdfjklioeur]

lol shit its all comin together

 

[P.J.S.]

Those cameras at Snoqualmie and Stevens are looking promising. Hopefully the total accumulation reaches the 10 inches that has been forecasted.

 

[huckster989]

BOOYAH this is what I have been waiting for, now all we need is to keep hwy 20 open for just a few more days

 

[P.J.S.]

This picture looks very nice.

 

[d.spong]

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/Ma...39314&textField2=-121.131967&zone=1&degrees=C

 

[Literature]

They finally got that Snoqualmie cam back, and I almost wet my pants I was so excited.

 

[snocompton]

snoqualmies gonna get up to 10 inches tonight FUCK YEAH! Hello pre-season jib sesh

 

[Jamie_Baril]

brimg me up if you do

 

[sdfjklioeur]

holy shit baker was insane, i bet its open this weekend

 

[skibum193]

whistler got over 30 inches...holy shit

 

[SushiMan]

wow i didnt do anything today,... i probally looked at the same mountain webcams for snoqualmie, crystal, stevens, whistler like40 times...

 

[P.J.S.]

This picture they put on their site yesterday makes me wish I'd have gone up there today.

 

[P.J.S.]

^Picture works if you click it. Sorry to double post, but I just saw this...

National Weather Service Forecast - Winter Storm Warning for West Slopes Central Cascades and Passes

Issued: 3:28 PM Nov 12 Will Expire: 11:30 PM Nov 12

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA

328 PM PST MON NOV 12 2007

.A PUGET SOUND CONVERGENCE ZONE WILL MOVE INTO THE CASCADES NEAR

STEVENS PASS TONIGHT. THE CONVERGENCE ZONE WILL DISSIPATE AFTER

MIDNIGHT.

/O.NEW.KSEW.SN.Y.0017.071112T2328Z-071113T0800Z/

WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES-

WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES-

328 PM PST MON NOV 12 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SNOW

ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE IN THE CASCADES OVERNIGHT WITH THE SNOW

LEVEL BELOW ALL THE PASSES. FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS

EXPECT BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE NEAR

STEVENS PASS WHERE A PUGET SOUND CONVERGENCE ZONE WILL STAY INTACT

UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT.

 

[sdfjklioeur]

im fuckin ready

 

[Shifty540]

Sweet Jesus!

 

[bigbuds]

Gotta love the convergence zone! I'm thinking skiing tommorow and dirtbiking on wendsday. gunna be a good weekend! SPKA

 

[bigbuds]

Looks like we might be missing a high speed this year. Hogsback has been attacked by terrorist.

 

[Literature]

Bring the POW!

 

[snowsnowsnow]

looks like we'll get a nice solid base by friday

 

[Brit1275]

yeah, hope so. I was really looking forward to possible skiing tomorrow, but nooo. Storm went too far north.

 

[zisforzachary]

stevens is looking pretty sick right now

 

[Fish_Sandwich.]

I'm gettin excited. I hope they get lots of snow soon. Does anyone remember the date they opened last year or what the base was when they opened?

 

[zisforzachary]

im pretty sure the base was around 32" or somthing like that, and they opened before christmas. like idk it was in november i think

 

[ronalddregan.]

november 17th.

 

[TannerBalls]

2 warm storms are coming kiss the snow good bye

 

[coolhandluke]

^ if i don't believe you will it not happen?

 

[prophet]

the only problem day is thursday... though it looks to be a big problem. i think its all good though, winters starting up for real. just a lil later than it has lately

 

[mtbakerteacher]

REPORT UPDATED TUESDAY NOV 13:

Well, we clocked 94 mph winds as that storm blew through yesterday. We received a decent hit of snow with 15 inches now on the ground. However, the heavy precip moved just north of us so we missed out on the full 30 inches that was originally forecasted.

The next series of fronts are coming in a little warm on Wednesday night and Thursday with the freezing level expected to be around 7,000 feet. It cools off after Thursday and the FL drops back down to about 4,000 feet (elevation of Heather Meadows base area) on Thursday night to Friday morning with the possibility of 5 – 7 inches of snowfall.

Then Saturday and Sunday is where our real hope is with the FL dropping to 3,000 feet with 5-7 inches expected Saturday night and another 5-7 inches on Sunday.

So if we don’t loose too much snow with the warming trend mid this week, we may be in good shape early next week.

We’ll keep you posted

Bakers site

 

[TannerBalls]

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. East southeast wind between 10 and 18 mph.

Wednesday Night: Periods of rain, mainly after 10pm. Low around 37. South southeast wind between 15 and 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Thursday: Periods of showers. High near 42. South southwest wind between 15 and 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Thursday Night: Periods of rain. Low around 32. South wind between 14 and 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Friday: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 70%.